Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom | John O'Donohue

Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom | John O'Donohue | elegant wisdom

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	Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom John O'Donohue Harper Collins, 1998 - 231 pages average customer review:based on 56 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

glenda k freeman

This book helps you to understand the nature of the soul and heart it addresses so many areas and matters of the heart and soul. It is a spiritual guide in finding truth wisdom and understanding

elegant wisdom

i stumbled upon this book while reading my weekly horoscope from freewill astrology. i admire rob brezney and his astrological work, so i decided it would probably be worth my while. it is one of those books you can continually reference. it is peaceful and full of an elegant wisdom that can apply to the likes of just about anyone.

healing words

A most beautifully written inspiring book. It is so fine, honest and magical that it heals with the feeling it generates

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a must read

If you like Kahlil Gibran you will love this book. Although the book is poetic in nature rather than analytical I found it to be very helpful. I especially liked the author's comments on mindfulness and memories. Very interesting ideas about spirituality.

The Celts thru a Catholic's eyes

O'Donohue is a Catholic scholar. He finds many beauiful things in the Celtic philosophy; the love and bond with nature, the all-important light as the sun, and the soul within, the circular journey of life.
But the Celts were pagans, worshipping both the female and male elements in nature and the universe. O'Donohue leaves that part out.

The author writes that St. Patrick wore a Celtic "prayer" on his shield, but omits the Christians' usurping the Celtic seasonal celebrations for their own purposes.

Midwinter and Christmas coincide. The days began to lengthen, and promise spring, newborn life in the fields, and in Christianity-the Christ child.The Evergreen is a sign of eternal life to the Celts.

O'donohue doesn't talk as much about the truth of the ancient Celtic people, their symbols, art, mysticism,violence; not even the Celtic cross, found on artifacts from as early as 10,000 BC. The circle around the intersection of the of the two lines of the cross represents the moon goddess. Okay, I'll stop.

Anam Cara is a nice, sweet, though a bit gooey book that is more Christian that Celtic with some Irish thrown in for good measure.

A better book on Celtic symbols, texts, and with many pictures of early Celtic design, is "Celtic Inspiration," by Lyn Webster Wilde. Less Christians, more pagans.

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